Macrocneme ferrea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Noctuoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera Ordo: Lepidoptera Subordo: Glossata Cladus: Coelolepida Cladus: Myoglossata Cladus: Neolepidoptera Infraordo: Heteroneura Cladus: Eulepidoptera Cladus: Ditrysia Cladus: Apoditrysia Cladus: Obtectomera Cladus: Macroheterocera Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia: Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Euchromiina
Genus: Macrocneme
Species: Macrocneme ferrea

Name

Macrocneme ferrea Butler, 1876: 371 [1]

Type locality: Brazil, Espiritu Santo.

Type material: BMNH Female Holotype

Synonyms

• Synonym of Macrocneme lades in Hampson, 1898: 317 BHL
• Macrocneme lades ab. ferrea in Draudt, 1915: 103 BHL
• Synonym of Macrocneme leucostigma Perty, 1834 in Zerny, 1931: 241 [2]
• Re-established as bona species in Dietz, 1994

References

Primary references

• Butler, A.G. 1876. Notes on the Lepidoptera of the Family Zygaenidae, with Descriptions of new Genera and Species. Journal of the Linnean Society of London 12: 342–407. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Kirby, W. F. 1892. A Synonymic Catalogue of Lepidoptera Heterocera. (Moths) Vol. 1. Sphinges and Bombyces London: Gurney & Jackson. 951 + 45 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Hampson, G.F. 1898. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum. Volume I: Syntomidae. Trustees of the British Museum, London; xxii + 560 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• Draudt, M.W.K. 1915. Familie Syntomidae. In Seitz (Adalbert), Die amerikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde 6: 33-230. BHL Reference page. 
• Zerny, H. 1931. Ergebnisse einer zoologischen Sammelreise nach Brasilien, insbesondere in das Amazonasgebiet, ausgefuehrt von Dr. H. Zerny. VII. Teil. Lepidoptera III: Die Syntomiden des Staates Para. Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museum in Wien 45: 225-263. full article zobodat. Reference page. 
• Dietz R.E., 1994. Systematics and Biology of the genus Macrocneme Hübner (Lepidoptera: Ctenuchidae). ''University of California press'' [3] Reference page.